Maker culture

mak·​erˈmā-kər

noun

one that makes: such as

capitalized god sense 1 see also meet one's maker

Tastemakers shunned Hartshorne because he violated modernist taboo by arguing that God actually exists. Faith establishments shunned him because he maintained that the Maker must be imperfect.—Gregg Easterbrook

archaic poet

a person who borrows money on a promissory note

The party that agrees to repay the money is the maker of the note, and the party that receives money in the future is the payee.—Gary A. Porter and Curtis L. Norton

manufacturer Robin Williams stars as Leslie Zevo, the son of a toy maker … with a macabre sense of whimsy.—Peter Travers

For six months, starting in September 1972, Satoshi Kamata, a journalist, worked incognito as a temporary employee at Toyota, Japan's largest car maker.—Steve Lohr

a person who experiments with creating, constructing, modifying, or repairing objects especially as a hobby Maker culture is about … learning by doing, taking an idea from paper to reality.—Peg Mawby As he tinkered, [inventor Saul] Griffith became a prime exemplar of "maker culture"—a community of sophisticated do-it-yourselfers who view hardware in the same provisional way that computer hackers view software, and who believe that making, modifying, and repairing things can be an antidote to throwaway consumerism.—David Owen

With 3D printers and sewing machines, laser cutters and hand tools, makers are innovating and revolutionizing the creative process of turning ideas into tangible objects.—Record Observer (Centreville, Maryland)

noun

one that makes: such as

capitalized god sense 1 see also meet one's maker

Tastemakers shunned Hartshorne because he violated modernist taboo by arguing that God actually exists. Faith establishments shunned him because he maintained that the Maker must be imperfect.—Gregg Easterbrook

archaic poet

a person who borrows money on a promissory note

The party that agrees to repay the money is the maker of the note, and the party that receives money in the future is the payee.—Gary A. Porter and Curtis L. Norton

manufacturer Robin Williams stars as Leslie Zevo, the son of a toy maker … with a macabre sense of whimsy.—Peter Travers

For six months, starting in September 1972, Satoshi Kamata, a journalist, worked incognito as a temporary employee at Toyota, Japan's largest car maker.—Steve Lohr

a person who experiments with creating, constructing, modifying, or repairing objects especially as a hobby Maker culture is about … learning by doing, taking an idea from paper to reality.—Peg Mawby As he tinkered, [inventor Saul] Griffith became a prime exemplar of "maker culture"—a community of sophisticated do-it-yourselfers who view hardware in the same provisional way that computer hackers view software, and who believe that making, modifying, and repairing things can be an antidote to throwaway consumerism.—David Owen

With 3D printers and sewing machines, laser cutters and hand tools, makers are innovating and revolutionizing the creative process of turning ideas into tangible objects.—Record Observer (Centreville, Maryland)

The first known use of maker was in the 14th century

make1 of 2verb

to begin or seem to begin an action

she made as if to go

to act so as to appear

make merry

to cause to exist or occur : create make trouble

make a noise

to create for some purpose or goal

she was made to be a surgeon

to form or shape out of material or parts : fashion, construct make a chair

make a dress

to combine to produce

2 and 2 make 4

to frame in the mind

make plans

to put together from parts

houses made of stone

to estimate to be : compute

I make it an even $5

to set in order

make a bed

prepare, fix

make dinner

to cut and spread for drying

make hay

to cause to be or become

made herself useful

appoint

made him her assistant

enact sense 1, establish

make laws

to prepare in an appropriate manner

make a will

understand sense 1a

unable to make anything of the story

to regard as being : consider

he is not the fool you make him

do entry 1 sense 1a, perform make a bow

make war

to produce or acquire by or as if by action or effort make good money make friends

made a mess of the job

to force to act in some manner

made her return home

to cause or assure the success of

the first case made the new lawyer

to develop into

she will make a fine judge

reach entry 1 sense 2c, attain he made corporal in 10 months they made it to the other side of the bridge

the ship makes port tonight

to gain a place on or in the story made the papers

made the track team

catch entry 1 sense 7b

make the train

to set out in pursuit

made after the fox

to provide the most satisfying experience of

meeting the star of the show really made our day

make2 of 2noun

the way in which a thing is made : structure

a particular kind of manufactured goods : brand

looked at several makes of car before deciding

make1 of 2verb

to begin or seem to begin an action

she made as if to go

to act so as to appear

make merry

to cause to exist or occur : create make trouble

make a noise

to create for some purpose or goal

she was made to be a surgeon

to form or shape out of material or parts : fashion, construct make a chair

make a dress

to combine to produce

2 and 2 make 4

to frame in the mind

make plans

to put together from parts

houses made of stone

to estimate to be : compute

I make it an even $5

to set in order

make a bed

prepare, fix

make dinner

to cut and spread for drying

make hay

to cause to be or become

made herself useful

appoint

made him her assistant

enact sense 1, establish

make laws

to prepare in an appropriate manner

make a will

understand sense 1a

unable to make anything of the story

to regard as being : consider

he is not the fool you make him

do entry 1 sense 1a, perform make a bow

make war

to produce or acquire by or as if by action or effort make good money make friends

made a mess of the job

to force to act in some manner

made her return home

to cause or assure the success of

the first case made the new lawyer

to develop into

she will make a fine judge

reach entry 1 sense 2c, attain he made corporal in 10 months they made it to the other side of the bridge

the ship makes port tonight

to gain a place on or in the story made the papers

made the track team

catch entry 1 sense 7b

make the train

to set out in pursuit

made after the fox

to provide the most satisfying experience of

meeting the star of the show really made our day

make2 of 2noun

the way in which a thing is made : structure

a particular kind of manufactured goods : brand

looked at several makes of car before deciding

make1 of 2verb

to begin or seem to begin an action

she made as if to go

to act so as to appear

make merry

to cause to exist or occur : create make trouble

make a noise

to create for some purpose or goal

she was made to be a surgeon

to form or shape out of material or parts : fashion, construct make a chair

make a dress

to combine to produce

2 and 2 make 4

to frame in the mind

make plans

to put together from parts

houses made of stone

to estimate to be : compute

I make it an even $5

to set in order

make a bed

prepare, fix

make dinner

to cut and spread for drying

make hay

to cause to be or become

made herself useful

appoint

made him her assistant

enact sense 1, establish

make laws

to prepare in an appropriate manner

make a will

understand sense 1a

unable to make anything of the story

to regard as being : consider

he is not the fool you make him

do entry 1 sense 1a, perform make a bow

make war

to produce or acquire by or as if by action or effort make good money make friends

made a mess of the job

to force to act in some manner

made her return home

to cause or assure the success of

the first case made the new lawyer

to develop into

she will make a fine judge

reach entry 1 sense 2c, attain he made corporal in 10 months they made it to the other side of the bridge

the ship makes port tonight

to gain a place on or in the story made the papers

made the track team

catch entry 1 sense 7b

make the train

to set out in pursuit

made after the fox

to provide the most satisfying experience of

meeting the star of the show really made our day

make2 of 2noun

the way in which a thing is made : structure

a particular kind of manufactured goods : brand

looked at several makes of car before deciding

make1 of 2verb

to begin or seem to begin an action

she made as if to go

to act so as to appear

make merry

to cause to exist or occur : create make trouble

make a noise

to create for some purpose or goal

she was made to be a surgeon

to form or shape out of material or parts : fashion, construct make a chair

make a dress

to combine to produce

2 and 2 make 4

to frame in the mind

make plans

to put together from parts

houses made of stone

to estimate to be : compute

I make it an even $5

to set in order

make a bed

prepare, fix

make dinner

to cut and spread for drying

make hay

to cause to be or become

made herself useful

appoint

made him her assistant

enact sense 1, establish

make laws

to prepare in an appropriate manner

make a will

understand sense 1a

unable to make anything of the story

to regard as being : consider

he is not the fool you make him

do entry 1 sense 1a, perform make a bow

make war

to produce or acquire by or as if by action or effort make good money make friends

made a mess of the job

to force to act in some manner

made her return home

to cause or assure the success of

the first case made the new lawyer

to develop into

she will make a fine judge

reach entry 1 sense 2c, attain he made corporal in 10 months they made it to the other side of the bridge

the ship makes port tonight

to gain a place on or in the story made the papers

made the track team

catch entry 1 sense 7b

make the train

to set out in pursuit

made after the fox

to provide the most satisfying experience of

meeting the star of the show really made our day

make2 of 2noun

the way in which a thing is made : structure

a particular kind of manufactured goods : brand

looked at several makes of car before deciding

make-believe1 of 2noun

a pretending to be another person or character (as in the play of children)

make-believe2 of 2adjective

imaginary

was only a make-believe lion

make-believe1 of 2noun

a pretending to be another person or character (as in the play of children)

make-believe2 of 2adjective

imaginary

was only a make-believe lion

makernoun

one that makes: as

capitalized god sense 1

a person who signs a promissory note